Mon Amie's Learning Lab™Grade 8 ELA • Skill Library
Louisiana Standards-Aligned • 36 skills • 18 ready now

Grade 8 ELA Skills

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A. Vocabulary

  1. 1Greek and Latin RootsL.8.4, RF.8.3
  2. 2Context CluesL.8.4, L.8.5, RL.8.4
  3. 3Affixes (Prefixes, Suffixes)L.8.4, L.8.5
  4. 4Figurative LanguageL.8.5a, RL.8.4
  5. 5Synonyms, Antonyms, and ConnotationsL.8.5b, L.8.5c, L.8.4a
  6. 6Allusionscoming soon
  7. 7Academic and Domain Vocabularycoming soon
  8. 8Word Choice, Tone, and Voicecoming soon

B. Reading Comprehension

  1. 1Summarizing Complex TextsRI.8.2, RL.8.2
  2. 2Theme and Central IdeaRL.8.2, RL.8.3
  3. 3Comparing and Contrasting TextsRI.8.9, RL.8.9
  4. 4Text StructureRI.8.5, RI.8.3
  5. 5Author's Purpose and BiasRI.8.6, RI.8.8, RI.8.9
  6. 6Making InferencesRL.8.1, RI.8.1, RL.8.6
  7. 7Dialogue and Plotcoming soon
  8. 8Evaluating Faulty Reasoningcoming soon
  9. 9Conflicting Texts and Biascoming soon
  10. 10Modern vs. Traditional Themescoming soon
  11. 11Film and Text Comparisoncoming soon
  12. 12High School Readiness Close Readingcoming soon

C. Writing

  1. 1Argumentative EssayW.8.1
  2. 2Narrative WritingW.8.3
  3. 3Informative/Explanatory WritingW.8.2a, W.8.2b, W.8.2c, W.8.2d, W.8.2e, W.8.2f
  4. 4Research-Based EssayW.8.7, W.8.8, W.8.9
  5. 5Argumentative EssayW.8.1a, W.8.1b, W.8.1c, W.8.1d, W.8.1e
  6. 6Research-Based Informative Essaycoming soon
  7. 7Literary Analysis Essaycoming soon
  8. 8Argument with Rebuttalcoming soon
  9. 9Research Synthesis Essaycoming soon

D. Fluency

  1. 1Reading with ExpressionRF.8.4
  2. 2Oral Reading and InterpretationRL.8.10, RI.8.10, SL.8.6
  3. 3Close Reading of Complex Textscoming soon

E. Reviews & Checkpoints

  1. 1Review and Reinforcementcoming soon
  2. 2Review & Mid-Spring Checkpointcoming soon
  3. 3Reading & Writing Celebrationcoming soon
  4. 4Year-End Review & Benchmarkcoming soon